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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The post-Oct. 7 order in the Middle East — such as it is — is barely pieced together by conditional ceasefires and mutual threats. Iran has suffered severe blows, yet not enough to shake its posture at the negotiating table. Its allies Hezbollah in Lebanon and...

Citing the mounting burden on small farmers, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, March 3, denounced the latest oil price hike and urged the government to provide urgent subsidies as Middle East tensions threaten to push global crude prices even higher. KMP said oil firms...

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting Sunday to address the soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said Thursday. The United States, which had blocked an originally scheduled Friday session and proposed a meeting early next week,...